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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 10h

We’ve tried and failed to Close the Gap for 15 years. Research shows what actually works
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We’ve tried and failed to Close the Gap for 15 years. Research shows what actually works

The Family Wellbeing Program has decades of evidence backing it to help Indigenous people live better lives. Here’s how it works.

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 9h

Some towns are cutting fluoride from water supplies. Here’s what this means for locals’ teeth
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Some towns are cutting fluoride from water supplies. Here’s what this means for locals’ teeth

Adding fluoride to drinking water is a safe and effective way to prevent cavities. But some councils are removing it from their water supplies.

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Phil Gorman @philgorman.bsky.social · 8h

Critical Mass in Politics: How Change Suddenly Happens theaimn.net/critical-mas...

Critical Mass in Politics: How Change Suddenly Happens

By Denis Hay Description Critical mass in politics shows how small groups trigger sudden change. Learn how dollar sovereignty could reshape Australia’s future. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? Pr...

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Phil Gorman @philgorman.bsky.social · 8h

AI can help detect high blood sugar, heart disease

www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/health/...

AI-based eye scans can detect high blood sugar, heart disease

The integration of machine learning and artificial intelligence is providing a new lens for retinal health, transforming ophthalmology.

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Phil Gorman @philgorman.bsky.social · 8h

Bigotry surges in Australia.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘The ground is shifting’: what’s driving One Nation’s surge and could it replace the ‘floundering Liberals’?

As its support doubles, One Nation is targeting conservative voters disillusioned with the Liberals and Nationals on immigration and net zero

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 14h

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Nanna News 6 Oct 2025

Last week: Nannas worked with Greenpeace to save Scott Reef, called out proposed new NSW Planning laws for being outrageous, attended a Gender and Heat Symposium, followed the disinformation inquir…

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 15h

Mass demonstrations were also held over the weekend in countries including Spain and Italy, where demonstrators demanded the release of organisers who had been aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. #auspol #museumplein #gaza #flotilla

Hundreds of thousands flood cities across Europe to demand end to genocide in Gaza

An estimated 250,000 people dressed in red crowded into Museum Square in Amsterdam, demanding that the Dutch government end its support for Israel.

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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 12h

Now this is interesting….

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power. #WindPower #Renewables
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The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

We need:

1. reporting on the truth behind the cancellation of Chris Hedges by #NPC, and

2. rigorous investigation to reveal the how, when, who & why of the Israel lobby's influence on Australian institutions, including media.

To be conducted by members of the National Press Club.

Oh, wait...

Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 1d

~ ermahgerd ~

Seems v much like the NPC was not truthful about its cancellation of Hedges' scheduled appearance on OCT 20.

'Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia'

www.afopa.com.au/blog/2025/10...

Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia — Australian Friends of Palestine Association

AFOPA is responding to the Statement published on 4 October 2025 by the National Press Club of Australia ( NPC) in relation to their cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National ...

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Environment+Energy Leader @eeleader.bsky.social · 13h

Latest News: Iron Catalyst Breaks Cost Barrier in Hydrogen Storage: A new iron-based catalyst challenges the need for platinum in hydrogen systems. Its low-cost design could speed up clean fuel adoption across industries. #UniversityResearch #AsiaPacific #IndustryStudies Read More

Iron Catalyst Breaks Cost Barrier in Hydrogen Storage

A new iron-based catalyst challenges the need for platinum in hydrogen systems. Its low-cost design could speed up clean fuel adoption across industries.

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EUROPE SAYS @europesays.bsky.social · 13h

How the European Hydrogen Bank is Jump-Starting Europe’s Hydrogen Economy

https://www.europesays.com/2474377/

A few years ago, clean hydrogen in Europe seemed stuck in ambition. Targets were bold, but execution was…

How the European Hydrogen Bank is Jump-Starting Europe’s Hydrogen Economy - EUROPE SAYS

A few years ago, clean hydrogen in Europe seemed stuck in ambition. Targets were bold, but execution was thin. That’s changing fast, thanks to a smart new

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 12h

Mireia Belmonte breathed from a Hyundai Nexo’s exhaust during a campaign. The vehicle uses hydrogen and purifies air by 99.9%.

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Hypx @hypx.bsky.social · 10h

Hyundai has secured the first Australian customer for its XCIENT fuel cell truck.

Coregas will add the XCIENT into its daily operations, supported by its role as the operator of Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling facility for heavy vehicles.

bigrigs.com.au/2025/10/07/f...

First XCIENT fuel cell truck to hit the road in Australia

Hyundai has secured the first Australian customer for its XCIENT fuel cell truck.

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John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social · 4d

A year on from the publication of my book, getting anyone to think on Level 1 is still hard.

Most people remain fixated on Level 2 (symptoms)—& on leaders, legislation, policy ('treatments'): still believing there will be answers there.

#ThirdDraftDemocracy

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John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social · 1d

#ThirdDraftDemocracy #Lobbying #Plutocracy

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John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social · 1d

In the US, 2013 to 2017, the Fortune 100 companies spent $2 billion in lobbying, which yielded $399 billion in federal contracts & grants—an ROI of nearly 20,000%.

We worry about war, inequality, chronic illness, cost-of-living...

But our original sin is state capture.

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John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social · 1d

Democracy may be the best form of government, but its current incarnation is laughably capturable.

Indeed, nothing in the free market compares with the return-on-investment (ROI) from political donations.

Available now at your favorite digital store!

The Mechanics of Changing the World: Political Architecture to Roll Back State & Corporate Power by John Macgregor

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John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social · Aug 25

My recent book interview with Kim Iversen. Our topics:

* War, inequality & govt corruption: insoluble in the current political framework

* And: #PoliticalReform, #SystemChange, #DirectDemocracy, #DeliberativeDemocracy, #ProportionalRepresentation, #VoteByMail, #Subsidiarity, #Referendums...

Revolutions Are Coming To The West: Fixing The Fatal Flaws That Cause Inevitable Collapse

The Kim Iversen Show LIVE | January 30, 2025 John MacGregor was a political journalist who saw firsthand that our current system was beyond repair—so he stepped away for eight years to design a new on

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John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social · 1d

In Australia, 2012 to 2015, the three major parties received $3.7 million from the oil & gas industry, which yielded $7.7 billion in subsidies—a return-on-investment (ROI) of two thousand to one.

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Robyn @jailbirdstreet.bsky.social · 13h

Labor could have decided to fund public education fully. They chose to starve them for another decade.

Australian governments led by the major parties have knowingly denied an entire generation the education they deserve.

Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 13h

Public schools will be heavily underfunded in each year until 2034. The cumulative underfunding is estimated at a massive $34.6 billion. #auspol #schoolfunding

New school funding agreements deny full funding for public schools

The claim by the prime minister, premiers and their education ministers that public schools will be fully funded by 2034 is a blatant falsehood.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 20h

This👇. Save the NHS. Keep the NHS publicly owned. Private companies exist solely to make a profit. This objective is incompatible with any public service, but especially one as crucial to the public as the NHS.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

More evidence of Private Equity disaster in US healthcare

PE bought hospitals, GP practices, nursing homes.

Cut wages, staff, investment, care; load with debt; extract profits; deaths, injuries rise.

Why is UK govt handing healthcare to PE/corporations?

Say NO to privatisation of the NHS.

Private Equity in Health Care - ACHI

This explainer examines the rise of private equity in healthcare, the financial structures behind private equity transactions, what the evidence shows about the impacts of these transactions on the he...

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 20h

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit. Someone has had an epiphany!

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 20h

David Adler reporting, in audio, on the brutal treatment of Israel's abductees - on the actual conditions inside Israel's prisons - on the display of inhumanity by Israeli officials, including genocidal Ben-Gvir and his minions. Listen now! soundcloud.com/yanisv/david...

David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at

Listen to David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at by yanisv #np on #SoundCloud

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 17h

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Solar: main source of EU electricity in June with 22%

In the second quarter of 2025, 54.0% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, an increase from the 52.7% registered in the same quarter of 2024. This increase was mos...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 23h

After compromising the climate COPs, the fossil fuel lobby - alongside their plastics and chemicals polluters - have now f*cked over attempts to reduce plastic pollution

Their zeal in ensuring that the environment is devastated knows no bounds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil

Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes

www.theguardian.com

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